Shoe bag



Dec. 5, 1950 D. B. scHwARTzMAN ETAL I 2,532,517

SHOE BAG Filed May 15, 1948 Il II i f y M INVENTOR5` Patented Dec. 5,1950 SHOE BAG Daniel B. Schwartzman, Glen Garden, and William Jindella,North Bergen, N. J., assignors to Protex Company, Jersey City, N. J.,`acorpora y tion of New Jersey Application May15, 1948, Serial No. 27,116Y This invention relates to shoe bags. An cbjectof this invention is toprovide a shoe bag comprising a back sheet of synthetic plasticsheeting, a pocket sheet made of,l synthetic plastic -formed andstitched to the backing sheet at its lower edge and at its side edgesand intermediate portions of the pocket sheet being fused to the backingsheet along parallel spaced lines to form a plurality of pockets open attheir upper ends.

Yet a further object of this invention ,is to provide a shoe bag of thecharacter described, in which each fused area terminates above thebottom stitched edge of the pocket sheet so'that the lower ends of thepockets are interconnected by spaces to facilitate cleaning the bottomsof the pockets. Still another object of this inventionjs to provide aconstruction of the character described, in which each fused areacomprises an enlarged portion at the top, from which an elongated narrowportion extends and the enlarged portion being curved, thereby making itdifiicult to tear the pocket sheet away from the backing sheet,vparticularly when strain is exerted on the pocket in Y a downwarddirection due to heavy shoes being inserted into the pockets.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly `consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements. and arrangement of parts, which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which thescope of inventionwill be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown a preferred embodiment ofthisA invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a shoe bag embodying theinvention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1;and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 ofFig.l.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, there is shown a shoe bagembodying the invention. The same comprises a backing sheet I I whichmay be made of synthetic plastic sheeting of thermoplastic type. Thesheet I I is substantially of rectangular shape with rounded corners.Attached to the front of the sheet I I are a plurality of pocket sheetsI2, likewise made of thermoplastic sheeting, similar to the material ofwhich the backing sheet I I is made. The pocket sheets I2 are parallelto each other, and spaced one above the other. The border of the backingsheet I l is covered by binding tape I3, stitched thereto, as at I4. Thebinding tape I3 is folded over the edgeof the backing sheet and theedges of the binding tape are folded inwardly as shown in Fig, 5 of thedrawing. The bottom and sides of the lowermost pocket sheet I2, areattached to the backing -she'et by means of the binding 'I3 andstitching I4. The sides of the other pocket sheets are attached to thebacking sheet likewise by said binding I3 and stitching I4. However, thelower ends vof the pocket sheets above the bottom one are stitched tothe backing sheet by means of parallel tapes I6 stitched by lines ofstitching I1. Each pocket -sheet I2 comprises a plurality of pockets I8having inwardly pleated portions I9 at opposite sides of each pocket.The lower ends of the inwardly pleated portions I9 of each pocket arestitched in pleated condition either by the stitchingv Ill at thebottom, or bythe transverse lines of stitching I1. The portions I9areattached to the backing Vsheet by means of fusing parts thereof tothe backing sheet. as at 28. The fusion may be accomplished either byapplication of high freouency current or heat. or by use of solvents. fvWhichever method of fusion is used. there is a fused area between eachpair of adjacent pockets I8 for attaching parts of portions I9 betweenthe pockets to the backing sheet. Each area 20 has an upper rounded orsubstantially circular portion 2| located somewhat below the upper edgeof sheet I2. Extending downwardly from the enlarged rounded area orportion 2| is a narrow area 22, bisecting the circular portion 2l. Theportions 22 of the various fused areas 2n, are parallel to one another.The fused area 20 terminates well above the lower ends of the pockets.In fact, the fused area may comprise only about 1/3 of the length orheight of each pocket. Thus, the insides of the pocket may communicatewith each other at their lower ends. In other words, the lower ends ofportion I9 are not fused to the backing sheet, but may be separatedtherefrom, so that a cleaning clothmay be (SIE inserted and the bottomof the pockets cleaned readily from one side of the shoe bag to theother. The enlarged rounded area 2| makes it more dilicult for thepockets to tear away from the backing sheet. When heavy shoes areinserted into the pockets, the pull on the pockets is downwardly, thusthe pull would be exerted mainly against the upper ends of the fusedareas, and since the upper ends of the fused areas are enlarged androunded, the chance oi tearing is minimized.

Stitched to the upper end of the rear of the back sheet II is atransverse strip 30. The strip 30 is stitched at its upper end to theback sheet by means of the binding I3. The ends of the strip 30 arelikewise bound to the backing sheet by the bindingr I3. The lower edgeof the strip 30 may be stitched to the backing sheet byf a transverseline of stitching 3l.

Thus, between the backing sheet II and the strip 3D is formed a chamber32. Received within the 'chamberiu riseaimetalframe533 .of-wire havingnartopwportion `34, a `bottomfportion 35 and end portions 36. The wireframe is thus rectangular, but may be split. The portions 34 and 35 arefairly close together. The sheetll and strip 3U are furtherinterconnected and pressed together by meansnof a pairfofspaced grommets31 located within the V'rectangular frame 33. Thus, the grommets3I-'xriayengage hooks on which to hang the shoe bag. A skirtedornamental member 40 may be employed to overlie and hide the grommets.The member 4l)` is stitched to the upper edge of the backing sheet H bythe lbinding I3. Member 40 may comprise af-pair lof spaced `sheets iM:of synthetic plastic sheeting between `which is 4padding '42. "Thesheets M together-With the paddingffllzrmay be quiltstitohedfas' at-44.The-*member .40 "does not extend fully lto the sidesof 'thefshoe'bagan'd its' bottom andsde'edges maybe bound by 'binding41.

`It-Will thus beseenthat there'is provided a device `inwliiehntl'ieseveral objects #fof this invention are acheved-andrwhichis.well-adapted to ymeet the conditions of practicaleuse.

As various possible yenibodiments lmight 'he made :of Athe Yaboveinvention, Vand as various changes might "be fma'de in vthe embodimentabove set `forth, itjis to Vbe understood that "all matter herein V*seti forth or shown v `in-` the raccompanying drawingsis' to be interpretedV.as Avill-ustrative and not `inia limiting sense.

'Having thus vdescribed 4our inventiomfwe Vclaim as new and ldesire'tovsecure byLetters' Patent:

"-lxln combination ha backing sheetya vpocket sheet attached tothefrontef` the backing sheet at-itssides-and*bottom edges,--portions of'th'e pocket sheet `being-fused 'tdthebacking V'sheet along parallelspaced lines forming'pockets thereL bottom edges of the pocketscommunicate, said vbacking sheet and pocket sheet being made of yiexible thermoplastic material.

2. In combination a backing sheet, a pocket .sheet Vattached to thefront of the backing sheet` at 'its sides land bottom edges, portions ofthe '"pocketsheet: being fused to the backing sheet along parallelspaced lines forming pockets thererbetweemsaidffused portionsterminating short of thebottom edges of the pockets, whereby the bottomedges of the pockets communicate, said backing sheet and pocket sheetbeing made of exible thermoplastic"material,' each Vfused area havingA-z zfflarger upperen'd andfanarrower and enlarged *poi-tion.

.f "DANIEL B. v

4j-li/'ILLIAM JINDEILA.

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